For more remnants from the past, we now head to east China's Jiangxi Province. That's where a number of major discoveries have been made over the last year, as researchers excavated a cemetery that dates back over two thousand years. It's called the Haihunhou, or Marquis of Haihun Tomb. And even though the digging work is now coming to an end, the quest for knowledge will continue, as archaeologists plan to keep studying the latest finds in their labs.

The best-preserved cemetery of its age found in China, the Haihunhou Tomb dates back to the Western Han Dynasty some two-thousand years ago, covers roughly 40,000 square meters, and contains eight small chambers as well as a burial site for chariot horses. This coffin is from room number five.

"It is about two and a half meters long, but we are not sure yet. There is still some cleaning work to do. And you have to take into consideration that the wood has badly deteriorated over the years. So to find out the exact length is a long process," said Li Cunxin, researcher.

Another lingering mystery is the identity of the deceased.

"The tomb area is rather large and consists of several coffins. This one is not the main coffin and we suspect that the deceased could be a female, probably one of the concubines of the Emperor. But we are still going through the items excavated from the tomb, which hopefully can shed some light on who this person was," said Zhang Zhongli, archaeologist.

The tomb is thought to belong to Liu He, the grandson of Emperor Wu. Liu was given the title "Haihunhou" upon being deposed as emperor after just 27 days. Haihun is the ancient name of a very small kingdom in northern Jiangxi. Excavation of the site started in 2011. More than 20,000 items have been unearthed. Artifacts dug up so far include a portrait of Confucius, nearly 3,000 wooden tablets and bamboo slips, and a large number of bronze, gold, and jade items.